Proverbs 12:26

is more excellent than Rather, is a guide to, R.V. Comp. "He guideth (the same word) the perfect in his way," 2 Samuel 22:33, R.V.

seduceth them Rather, causeth them to err, R.V. The antithesis between the two clauses of the verse is thus brought out more forcibly, especially if we understand by "them" the persons included in the collective word "neighbour." See Proverbs 11:9, note.